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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Happy Sunday everyone!! Hard to believe it's the end of September already...man these months are flying by. I feel like this entire year is speeding by so quickly!! Although it should be cooling down for a lot of us in the U.S., it's still HOT in Texas! I'm hoping a cool front starts moving in soon. I'm so over dealing with the 90s and 100s. FALL is my favorite time of year and I LOVE to layer clothes!

We are back today to introduce a new challenge!! But before we get to that, you may want to scroll down to see if you were a winner and Top 3 from our previous Challenge #24.

Before linking your card please read our new challenge guidelines by clicking HERE. Don't forget that we allow ANY stamped image!!!
You HAVE to use a hand-colored image on your project...no "sentiment
only" cards allowed. However, if you use a Y&FH image your name will
be added a maximum of 1 extra time after the last name in Inlinkz. Remember also....only 1 entry per person.

We hope you will join in our "Photo Inspiration" challenge using ANY image you like! We can't wait to see what you make!! Remember, only 1 entry per person. You have until Friday, October 11th to join in our challenge. We'll announce the winner and top 3 picks on Saturday, October 12th!

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Christmas tag challenge. They were all beautiful and unique and I'm sure will definitely bring a smile to the one you gift it to on Christmas day. We had a total of 5 entries, however only 4 qualified for the drawing and 1 crafter who used a Y&F image got 2 entries!! By using Random.org to choose the winner I am happy to announce Congratulations to...

** In the subject line please make sure to copy & paste the following: I’m a winner - CH#24!

You also get to choose one of the awesome badges below to be personalized with your name. Please include the badge number in your email to Renate' and she'll personalize it and email it back to you so that you can display it on your blog! Congratulations!!

Next up are the Top 3. It was a pretty easy decision, this time around. Here they are in no particular order:

Congratulations everyone! You will all receive a 10% discount code to the Y&FH online store! To claim your code please email Renate' (yumi@yumifumihandmade.com) by Monday.

** In the subject line please make sure to copy and paste the following: I’m TOP 3, CH#24!

You also get to choose one of the awesome badges below to be personalized with your name. Please include the badge number in your email to Renate' and she'll personalize it and email it back to you so that you can display it on your blog! Congratulations!!

We hope you'll come back for another fun challenge that starts tomorrow.

Friday, September 27, 2013

You still have until noon pst today to link up for the current challenge. Click HERE for all the details.

Today we're having a little celebration for our teammate Denice! We missed her birthday and feel really bad about it. :( So today some of the girls from Team Yumi & Team Fumi and a special guest are sending her some belated birthday wishes...

Happy Birthday to you!!

Happy Birthday to you!!

Happy (belated) Birthday dear Denice!!

Happy Birthday to you!!

Here are a few birthday messages from the team...

"I hope your birthday was terrific!" ~ Lisa T.

"Happy Birthday Denice!" ~ Taylor U.

"Happy Belated birthday to my fellow Virgo and super awesome crafty friend! I don't see why we can't extend the celebrations for the whole month of September. Wishing you all things wonderful always!" ~ Leanne

Next up we have some very beautiful and fun birthday projects just for Denice. Hop over to each blog and leave them some love. First up is our special guest...

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Hi all, Melissa here and I'm going to show you how easy it is to stamp on tiles. You can make your own drink coasters, tiles for your floor or walls...endless possibilities.

The supplies you are going to need to get started are your Yumi and Fumi Stamps, a Brilliance ink pad, and tumbled tiles. Yes, my picture shows a StazOn pad, but you want Brilliance ink for stamping on tile.

Wipe off your tiles and let dry. They always seem to have a powdery dust on them and you can't stamp on that successfully.

Begin stamping normally. I used a small piece of paper to cover the bottom tiles when stamping so I didn't get any transfer that I didn't want.

Once you have your images stamped you must let them dry, dry, dry!! You can help this along with a heat gun, but I let mine set overnight. The images appear to be very clear, you don't notice how porous the tiles are until you start to color them.

Since they dried over night they are ready to go. You will need Copic Various ink, paint brushes or aqua brushes, and Copic Colorless blender. I used a smooth tile as my palette and put single drips on it from the Various ink - you don't need much at all. I also used paint brushes, they are more my thing than aqua brushes. You really don't want to use your actual markers because the tiles will ruin your marker tips.

Using the tiniest bit of color on your brush you start. Once you start to paint you will notice that since the tile is porous the ink is sucked in quickly, and sometimes you will discover holes or chips become much more obvious. They may fill with ink and appear darker (like my stamped Winter Yumi stamp-she has the hat). Remember this is not paper, there is no true blending with the Copics on this because the ink sucks in. Let the colors dry between applications (which happens quickly). Use the Colorless blender to dampen the Various ink colors on the palette when they become dry - remember you don't even need a drop to do this.

I wasn't thrilled with the way two of my tiles turned out because of the appearance of holes and chips once painted so I separated them. Then I did some touch up work which included AJ's hair and I gave Fumi (with Bear Backpack) a little cheek color.

Once you have your images as you like and after they are completely dry you will want to apply a Sealant like Krylon. If you are using your tiles for a coaster I would also recommend you pad the bottom with felt or material so the tiles don't scratch your table. I also recommend that you have extra practice tiles, they don't always turn out the way you expect, but it is easy and fun to do.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Happy Sunday! Team Fumi here with a mid-challenge reminder that you still have a few more days to join the Y&FH Make a Christmas Tag challenge.

As the holidays approach we think you'll be happy you joined us when you find you have ready and waiting, a stash of handmade tags...especially if you're one who is a last minute card sender and/or gift wrapper. Not that we know any of "those" people!

We would love to have you join our Make a Christmas Tagchallenge, which runs 9/15/13 through 9/27/13. Feel free to scroll down or click HERE to find the original challenge post and link your entry. The winner and Top 3 picks will be announced on Saturday, September 28th.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

It is time for my mini-showcase here at Yumi & Fumi. Today I decided to do a picture tutorial on altering a candle. I love to do this project since it something that looks so difficult and cool but is very simple.

Next you stamp your image onto the tissue paper. I am using Yumi and Bookbag for this one.

Then color as you wish. I used Pink Shades: R85-83-81, Gray C5,3,1, Skin: E53,51,50 and Hair E27,25,23. I also added a touch of stickle. Because you are coloring on tissue paper, keep it very light and it will BLEED through the back. I also add stickle (small amounts if you wish) at this step. Give it a little to dry.

Once done, trim your image close.

Next place your image where you want it on the candle, tightly wrap the wax paper around the image (keep it smooth). At this point take your heat gun and quickly run it over the image. You will see the tissue paper melt into the candle (this whole process take like 30 seconds). Do not melt too long or you will distort your picture.

The Voila....it is done! You have a cool looking altered candle. My oldest has already called dibs on this one.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Happy Sunday everyone!! It's the middle of September (hard to believe) and we are back today to start our next challenge. If you haven't checked out the winner and
Top 3 from Challenge #23 then be sure to scroll down.

Before linking your card please read our new challenge guidelines by clicking HERE. Don't forget that our challenges now allow ANY stamped image!!!
You HAVE to use a hand-colored image on your project...no "sentiment
only" cards allowed. However, if you use a Y&FH image your name will
be added a maximum of 1 extra time after the last name in Inlinkz. Remember also....only 1 entry per person. :)

You do realize Christmas is right around the corner....less than 4 months away!!! So this challenge will help you get a little prepared, haha! Since it's just a tag, we hope to see a lot of you participating along with us. Here are some amazing samples from Team Yumi to get you inspired.

We hope you will join in our "Make a Christmas Tag" challenge using ANY image you like! We can't wait to see what you make!! Remember, only 1 entry per person. You have until Friday, September 27th to join in our challenge. We'll announce the winner and top 3 picks on Saturday, September 28th!

Saturday, September 14, 2013

It's been quite some time since I last posted. Before sharing the results for CH #23, I wanted to take some time to say Thank you to Team Yumi & Team Fumi! You all have done a fabulous job of sharing each challenge inspiration and Thursday shares with wonderful results. I'm so thankful for each one of you for bringing Yumi & Fumi Handmade images to life with your creative minds and hands. Keep up the fantastik job!! :)

Okie dokes, thanks for letting me ramble on! hahaha! Now let's get to the good stuff right? There were a total of 16 entries, unfortunately 1 entry had to be removed for not following the rules. Remember if you don't follow our rules your entry will be removed. That means we ended up with 15 fabulous entries. So many cute, adorable and impressive projects by each one of you. I'm so glad that I didn't have to choose the winner. Chosen by random.org:

** In the subject line please make sure to copy & paste the following: I’m a winner - CH#23!

You also get to choose one of the
awesome badges below to be personalized with your name. Please include
the badge number in your email to Renate' and she'll personalize it and
email it back to you so that you can display it on your blog!
Congratulations!!

Next up are the Top 3. It was a really hard decision, there were so many awesome Back-to-School themed entries, but I finally narrowed it down to only 3. Here they are in no particular order:

Congratulations everyone! You will all
receive a 10% discount code to the Y&FH online store! To claim your
code please email Renate' (yumi@yumifumihandmade.com) by Monday.

** In the subject line please make sure to copy and paste the following: I’m TOP 3, CH#23!

You also get to choose one of the awesome badges below to be
personalized with your name. Please include the badge number in your
email to Renate' and she'll personalize it and email it back to you so that you can display it on
your blog! Congratulations!!

We hope you'll come back for another fun challenge that starts tomorrow.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

It's
Kathy here popping in from Team Fumi =) It's finally beginning to feel
like fall over here in Cali so I can't wait to welcome the holidays!
Today, I have a fun easy share and tutorial with you. It's a treat give
away! Yep, let's just fast forward into Halloween where all the treats
begin really...LOL.

First,
just cut out a regular card stock size paper and score it at the center
to make a fold. You then take the top note die and place the folded
card stock with scored edge a lil bit off from the top note plate like
below. You can use any spellbinder shape you like and it doesn't have to
be the one I used here.

When you are done, it should look like the picture below

Now,
you take the spider embossing folder and run the top note card stock
you just ran through again this time to be embossed. Once that is done
you take the punch and punch it through at the opening end.

So now, run about 3 lines of removable mono to hold your treat in place, I used Big Hunk =)

To
finish off the treat give away, I tied it with green and brown ribbons.
The front, I used Chasezilla and candy stickers to finish off the cute
give away! Hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial and on your way to make
more yummy treats!!